What’s people’s preferred cross for a rabbit dog!

[Black neck 16,041]

3 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

I never had a clingy colliex had a clingy bullx tho

They don't half hang on 

[Wales1234 5,546]

12 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

I never had a clingy colliex had a clingy bullx tho

Neither can do 5 out 5 on the slop mate wouldn’t feed them myself 

[lurchers 2,861]

1 hour ago, Daniel cain said:

Here's my rabbit/mooching about dog...

Jesus and he can use a catapult to with them Leggings on,top dog in my eyes

[SheepChaser 8,089]

Cha’mone mutha f*kka  

[lifelong cumbrian 1,826]

On 29/06/2021 at 21:57, lifelong cumbrian said:

Going to try my collie on the lamp, she is only 19” but a nippy thing, I reckon she will catch a few on small fields.

 

[lurchers 2,861]

10 minutes ago, lifelong cumbrian said:

 

My mate would love her mate,cos you didn’t breed a few years ago when I msged you,I advised him for that deerhound x as he has always like his colliexs

[Aussie Whip 4,125]

8 hours ago, LamperNM said:

Until you decide to lamp the 3/4 whippet on stoney moorland type of land 

They do have their limits, I only ferret and do daytime. I think they need to know where their feet are going and only avoid injury because of their light build and agility. If I got into spotlighting I'd get a sturdier type.

[Aussie Whip 4,125]

7 hours ago, Daniel cain said:

Here's my rabbit/mooching about dog...

He'd like the pigs over here.

[toolebox 1,559]

On 29/06/2021 at 22:04, OldPhil said:

Would have to agree with you TOMO 

Facts are, IF...you can get a fast type to slow down, use his head, instead of his muscles, then the quarry is half way into the bag. You have proved it yourself with your coursing bred jukel that took to the Dales like a duck to water..

 Super fast dogs on rough ground, can be an accident waiting to happen, but, IF they twig onto the rabbit business and can adjust their God-given , natural talents and pure physicality to run sensibly, they really are nie-on perfect for the job

 Because of the varied type of pest control work, that has been my employment for several decades, I have chosen to keep and breed, working dogs that are more akin to herders, than genuine running dogs.  My curs are not exactly speedy or physically gifted from an athletically muscular point of view, but they all have that inbred quality that as a paid controller of rural pests, I value most highly,..they are, adaptable...

I can take my dogs anywhere in the UK after the conies, and they might not match a local hero, but they will always do their best....However,...I have, in the past kept far superior animals, much on the lines of the fabulous speedsters that TOMO describes,..and there is no denying the fact that it is a great feeling to be armed,..to the teeth, with a capably canine pal. 

Go careful now Brothers, and stay safe.

 

A interesting overview sir ,and I would have to agree, the first 3 inches coupled to speedy or physically gifted dog is one that gets the job done ,no matter where that might be .A dog that's knocked up all the time ,while breath taking to watch, quickly becomes a liability ,due to huge amounts of time spent out of action .As the saying goes "time is money" and since I also make my living off ,the backs of my dogs ,I need them out in the field for me to do so ,anything less doesn't work for me ,nor does huge vet bills .

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Edited July 2, 2021 by toolebox

[Aussie Whip 4,125]

A big difference it seems in people's ideal rabbit dog if it's day in day out pest control and the sporting hunters where the speedsters are more appreciated and watching the runs is what it's all about.